20 Career Lessons from Celebrities

#2: Christian Bale

The action movie star famously lost his temper on the set of this year’s Transformers sequel, shouting countless profanities at the film’s director of photography, Shane Hurlbut.

His fit of rage was caught on tape, and of course, a YouTube video quickly circulated the internet. His reputation went from sexy, brooding screen legend to world class A-hole (still kind of sexy though).

Getting worked up at work is not uncommon or unexpected. But keeping your cool in the face of blood-pressure raising circumstances is essential, not just to your reputation at work, but to your overall health and happiness. Lose your temper like Mr. Bale and you may never live it down.